The Design of Children's Technology

by Allison Druin

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Compiled by a leading authority in the field of children's technology, this book brings together a collection of chapters that discuss how and why new technologies are being designed. Each chapter covers the same topic from a different perspective that enhances the experience and provides new methods, techniques and ideas. The chapter authors include university researchers and industry experts from Microsoft, the MIT Media Lab, University of Maryland, and more. This book is ideal for developers of children's software, hardware and multimedia products, graphic/human interface designers, and university faculty doing research in the area of children and technology. Features:

Offers case studies of real-live work with an overview of present and future trends in computer technologies for children
Covers commercial products and university research projects
Provides design practices from university and industry researchers to aid readers in developing their own approaches to creating and using computer technologies for children

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